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About Devpur Village

Devpur is a mid sized village in Pakhanjur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 799, made up of 428 males and 371 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494771, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Devpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Pakhanjur
Pincode 494771
Area (hectares) 142.86 hectares
Population 799
Male Population 428
Female Population 371
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Devpur compares

By the 2011 count Devpur is the 58th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 540 residents. Its 142.86 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Devpur

Devpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Devpur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Daya Nagar, Deepnagar, Deoda and Devipara. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Devpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Devpur village had a population of 799. That makes it the 58th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 540 residents.

Devpur village has 428 males and 371 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devpur has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Devpur is 494771. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Devpur covers 142.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Devpur falls under Pakhanjur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Devpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Devpur.

Devpur is in Pakhanjur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Devpur today is likely to be higher.

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